The call asks for the Solicitor General to weigh in on the case, though the federal government is not involved in the lawsuit.

According to The Hill, the request likely will not be fulfilled before Jan. 20, when President-Elect Donald Trump is sworn in.

“The environmental and economic consequences of Colorado and EPA’s decisions have been catastrophic for New Mexico’s people, environment, and economy,” New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas wrote in the complaint.

Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Hoffman called New Mexico’s lawsuit “unfortunate.”

“An interstate lawsuit just gives the [Environment Protection Agency] another excuse to delay and does nothing for the environment or the citizens that have been impacted,” Hoffman said in a statement earlier this year. “It could take years, even decades, to resolve this costly litigation.”

Since the dispute is between two states, only the U.S. Supreme Court has the authority to rule on the lawsuit.

The state of New Mexico and the Navajo Nation have also filed separate lawsuits against the Environmental Protection Agency over the spill. The federal department was contracted with a company on legacy contamination cleanup of the abandoned mine in southwestern Colorado. The company cause the blowout, which led to millions of gallons of contaminated water spilling down the Animas River into northwest New Mexico, then into Utah.

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Matthew Reichbach is the editor of the NM Political Report. The former founder and editor of the NM Telegram, Matthew was also a co-founder of New Mexico FBIHOP with his brother and one of the original hires at the groundbreaking website the New Mexico Independent. Matthew has covered events such as the Democratic National Convention and Netroots Nation and formerly published, “The Morning Word,” a daily political news summary for NM Telegram and the Santa Fe Reporter.
Matthew has appeared as a panelist for the Society of Professional Journalists’ New Mexico Chapter’s panel on covering New Mexico politics and the legislature.
A native New Mexican from Rio Rancho, Matthew’s family has been in New Mexico since the 1600s.